Acute Myeloid Leukemia

16 Years Old at Diagnosis The summer before I was diagnosed with cancer, I was in the mountains teaching backpacking and wilderness skills to children, many of them from disadvantaged backgrounds. At 16, I had spent the last ten summers exploring the Sierra Nevada...

2 Years Old at Diagnosis Samantha, an easy-going, fun-loving two and a half year old, had a round bruise on her cheek that lasted for two weeks. Then came small spots of blood on her pillow from nosebleeds. Those developed into even bigger spots. Finally, a fever...

6 Months Old at Diagnosis My baby Rishi always smiled and gave us joy, even when he was in pain. Rishi, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at age 6 months, always fought with courage and happiness. Rishi was a miracle child. He was born to us 10 years...

2 Years Old at Diagnosis Michelle and her family were shocked when they found out their 2-year-old son, Luke, had cancer. They received the official diagnosis on August 5, 2013. Their active and loving son had acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Luke began treatment...

2 Years Old at Diagnosis Brianna’s son Jaxon had just turned 2 a few months before he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. It all started when he blacked out one day while with his grandmother. The next day, it happened again. Brianna and her mother took...